# Say Something Back

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- Book: [Say Something Back](https://www.bookquiver.com/denise-riley/say-something-back) ([Say Something Back.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/denise-riley/say-something-back.md))
- Authors: [Denise Riley](https://www.bookquiver.com/denise-riley)
- Publisher: picador
- ISBN: 978-14-4727-038-6
- Pages: 64
- Published: 2016-05-19
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

It sometimes seems that contemporary poetry divides into two sorts - those poems that did not need to be written and those written out of necessity. Denise Riley belongs to the second category - her writing is perfectly weighted, justifies its existence. It is impossible not to want to " say something back" to each of her poems in recognition of their outstanding quality. Her voice is strong and beautiful - an imperative in itself . . . remarkable